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(From L–R) Abdullatif Al-Zayani, secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Kuwaiti Emir Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jabir Al-Sabah, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, Sayyid Shihab Bin Tariq Al Sa’id, representative of Sultan Qaboos Bin Sa’id Al Sa’id of Oman, French President François Hollande, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, Bahraini King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, pose for a group photograph before the opening of the GCC advisory summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 5, 2015. (EPA/Christophe Ena/Pool)
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Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal gestures during a joint press conference with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond (not pictured) after a meeting on March 23, 2015 in Riyadh. (AFP Photo/Fayez Nureldine)
Opinion: Prince Saud Al-Faisal, a Man of Dynamism
Those who do not know him will say he is an adept foreign minister and a faithful politician. Those who do know him will say, in addition to the above, that he is a master, and a cultured and well-read man of the highest caliber, the likes of which we see only every...Caption:
President Bashar Al-Assad addresses his supporters at a school in an undisclosed location during an event to commemorate Syria’s Martyrs’ Day on May 6, 2015 in this handout provided by the state news agency. (Reuters/SANA/Handout via Reuters)
Syrian president acknowledges recent “setbacks” in war
Beirut, AP—Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad acknowledged on Wednesday what he said were recent “setbacks” in the war against rebels trying to topple him, promising a comeback by his troops entangled in heavy fighting with rebels in northern Syria. The rare...Caption:
Hammud Said Al-Mikhlafi (C), Yemeni commander of the Popular Resistance Committees loyal to President Hadi, in the southern city of Taiz on May 4, 2015. (AFP Photo/Abdel Rahman Abdallah)
Yemen: Houthis monitor suspected Hadi loyalists
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s Houthi movement has stepped up restrictions on senior government officials and tribal figures suspected of backing President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, whom the Shi’ite group has driven into exile, a high-profile Sana’a official told...Caption:
The father of 27-year-old Farkhunda, who was beaten to death by a mob, attends a hearing at the Primary Court in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)